Competition Companies

Elite Companies are for serious dance students in Kindergarten through 12th grade who would like to dedicate more weekly time to dance and learn to work with others in a group setting. We have three levels: Prep, Intensive, and Convention Companies.

Level One – Jazz Prep Companies
DEDC Elite Jazz Prep Companies are designed for dancers who want more commitment than our recreational jazz classes, but are not ready for or do not want to commit to as much time as our Intensive or Convention Companies. There are no auditions for Prep. Students should have at least one year of dance and performing experience and must commit to season contract. There are two Elite Jazz Prep Companies.

  1. Elite Mini Prep (Tuesdays 4:15-5:00 PM & a leveled jazz tech class) is for K-3rd Grades,
  2. Elite Senior Prep (Tuesdays 4:15-5:00 PM & a leveled jazz tech class) is for 4th-12th Grades.

Contact us for times for jazz tech options. Elite Mini & Senior Prep students are required to attend two classes per week in jazz (choreography class) and jazz technique. All Prep students are required to purchase costumes & team t-shirt, purchase team practice wear, participate in Christmas, Elite & Spring Dance Concerts, and attend two local competitions and pay entry fees. Prep students do not have extra practices. For an information packet and to register for Prep Companies, contact us. Registration is open. Early registration is recommended as some companies may became full prior to the season starting. Registration can be done by phone 435-414-6012, or in person. Contact us for front desk hours. 

Level One – Hip Hop Prep Companies
DEDC Elite Hip Hop Prep Companies are designed for dancers who want more commitment than our recreational hip hop classes, but are not ready for or commit as much time as our Intensive or Convention Companies. There are no auditions for Prep. Students should have at least one year of dance and performing experience and must commit to season contract. There are two Elite Hip Hop Prep Companies.

  1. Elite Mini Hip Hop Prep (Mondays 4:15-5:00 PM) is for K-4th Grades,
  2. Elite Senior Hip Hop Prep (Mondays 8:00-8:45 PM) is for 5th-12th Grades.

Elite Mini & Senior Hip Hop Prep students are required to attend one class per week. Although not required, it is recommended students take an additional recreational hip hop class to get more practice in that style. All Prep students are required to purchase costumes & team t-shirt, purchase team practice wear, participate in our Christmas, Elite, and Spring Dance Concerts, and attend two local competitions and pay entry fees. Prep students do not have extra practices. For an information packet and to register for Prep Companies, contact us. Registration is open. Early registration is recommended as some companies may became full prior to the season starting. Registration can be done by phone 435-414-6012, or in person. Contact us for front desk hours. 

Level Two – Intensive (Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Hip Hop) Companies
DEDC Elite Intensive Companies are designed for students in K-12th grades who would like to dedicate more weekly time to dance to progress at an accelerated rate.

Intensive (Jazz/Lyrical) Companies students are required to attend intensive clinic & audition, all required summer intensives and classes, attend classes during the regular season in ballet, jazz, jazz technique, lyrical, acro and purchase costumes and warm-ups, attend all extra practices as scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays, and participate in all performances and three or more competitions held throughout the season. 2nd grade and up will attend a fourth competition in Northern Utah.

Elite Contemporary Intensive Companies are for 2nd-12th Grade students who are auditioning for and placed on an intensive (jazz/lyrical) company and would like to compete in the contemporary style. Elite Contemporary have the same requirements as 2nd-12th Intensive companies plus attend an additional contemporary choreography class, purchase contemporary costume, and pay entry fees.

Elite Hip Hop Intensive Companies are for 2nd-12th Grade students who would like to dedicate more weekly time to hip hop to progress at an accelerated rate. Students do not need to be auditioning for the intensive (jazz/lyrical) companies to audition for hip hip. Elite Hip Hop students that are on jazz/lyrical have the same requirements as 2nd-12th Intensive companies plus attend an additional hip hop choreography class, purchase contemporary costume, and pay entry fees. If only on hip hop, students are required to take one summer hip hop intensive. During the school year they would take one competition hip hop class, 1 recreational hip hop class, attend extra practices as scheduled, participate in local performances, three local competitions and one competition in Northern Utah.

Elite High School Companies are geared towards 9th–12th grade intermediate to advanced dancers who are currently involved in high school cheer, dance company, drill team, or other extracurriculars and want to continue progressing in their technique while participating in studio competitions. These students have minimum summer requirements and, during the school year, are expected to take one DEDC studio technique class, attend approximately one extra practice per month, compete with a jazz and/or contemporary routine, participate in two local competitions and one Salt Lake City competition in the spring, and perform in our season-end Spring Dance Concert. (Dancers who are NOT on a high school drill team, dance company, or cheer team will have additional class requirements, including ballet, ballet technique, pre-pointe, and acro, in addition to their company class times.) High School Company members also have the opportunity to attend convention workshop classes throughout the season.

Level Three – Convention (Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Hip Hop) Companies
DEDC Elite Convention Companies are designed for intermediate and advanced  students in 4th-12th grades who would like to work at a pre-professional level. Convention students are required to attend Elite Intensive & Convention clinic & audition, all required summer intensives and classes, attend classes during the regular season in acro, ballet, conditioning, pre-pointe, jazz, jazz technique, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, & tap, purchase costumes and warm-ups, attend all extra practices as scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays, and participate in all performances and three or more local competitions, one competition in Northern Utah, and conventions held in Northern Utah or Las Vegas.

Auditions are held annually in Late SPRING – JUNE. 

If you missed our 2025/2026 Season Auditions we will take individual auditions throughout the summer. Contact us to set up your students audition.

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